Solid State Active Cooling Could Revolutionize Thermals

At CES 2023 Gordon had a chance to chat with Seshu Madhavapeddy, the Founder and CEO at Frore Systems, about the company's solid state cooling device - called AirJet. In this interview Gordon asks about how AirJet works and the practical benefits of solid state cooling in devices like laptops and SSDs. Could this be the future of cooling?

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[vstxp]

I think that this is probably way more exciting than any other announcement from the big players at CES 2023.

[HCGonzalezJr]

As someone who focuses on silent builds this is incredible. Can’t wait for this technology to come to desktop in the future.

[CidavuKK]

it is always exciting to see a technology makes a jump not just an improvement on efficiency or capacity.

[Crytik]

This might be the next big thing since SSDs. So hyped to see if this is going to be a reality.

[Lawthugg]

This may end up changing the game in a few years. This new technology is gonna be on my watchlist

[batuhancokmar]

As a mech. engineer I've really enjoyed listening to a knowledgable man on topic. Usually most start-ups are clueless idiots who oversell to get more money from sponsors, this man isn't that. Looking forward to his invention and designs to mature and find their way to consumer devices.

[VladAndreis]

Easily the most impressive product out of CES this year!!! I hope this startup gets far with this technology. The applications for this are outstanding!

[udio_Vortex]

This could be used for VR integration to simulate the movement of air in environments without having to deal with the noise of fan/mechanical devices. Would be amazing for a variety of things especially if you scale this chip up to the size of a box fan.

[davetindell]

Finally a creator and owner that's knowledgeable and produces something of actual substance! We need more like him in the world.
The technology is amazing! I'm really looking forward to using this.

[rubino]

One of the most important questions is about durability which includes resistance against dust/dirt buildup and hours of run time for instance.

[nickj]

This is the most innovative mechanical device I have seen in years. I would think it could bring solutions to packaging devices we haven't seen before. Nice job!

[racerex]

Man, I love Gordon... I've been building PC's since I was 9 yrs old with my dad, roughly 1985, and really into PC gaming around the Quake days (1996-ish), Gordon was a staple in PC tech news. Here I am in my mid 40's and Gordon still being here with us, introducing us to new products and innovation in computing is a comfort, he reminds me of everything I loved about computers, bringing back fond memories of excitement, which is rare given that I've spent the last 25+ years working in and around Enterprise IT, and that coupled with modern social media and modern game trends (unfinished games launched to support DLC, loot boxes, P2W, gambling, etc), much of the enjoyment of computing and gaming has been ruined for me, and the internet has been completely ruined. I wish that anyone 30 and under could go back in time and experience PC community, gaming and the internet of the late 90's, before it was all tainted and destroyed by money grubbing, clout chasing and censorship, it was pure.

[MoireFly]

Wow, this is definitely the coolest thing demo'd at CES - let's hope they really can deliver on those promises. Super-thin and quiet cooling? Brilliant for ultralights.

[BobMotster]

Fell in love when he started talking about dust proofing. This is true innovation!

[TheTrio]

I specialized in thermal and fluid simulation in college and this bad boy sounds like it will be amazing for thermal transfer with lots of room for future development by changing the surface geometry of the heat spreader. This has me excited

[johnnylego]

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE!! Shoutout to all the developers and people who put this tech together!

[lowellthoerner]

This is absolutely huge. Way bigger than any of the tech most companies are showing at CES. A new cooling solution could be absolutely *revolutionary* for both new and existing form factors, along with electronics longevity and performance.

[nucleargandhi]

I can only imagine that the first-gen tech won't be worth it for most use cases, but to see a firm _really_ developing such an innovation gives me a lot of hope for future development.

[benzykaram]

It's 2am; came to watch this for maybe 2 mins, but ended up watching the entire thing. Remarkable innovation. Wish his company all the success!

[admiralackbar]

this seems truly innovative!! I hope a big company doesn't acquire them and lock it to themselves, but it becomes widely used by the whole industry!